From Charles Layton 17 March 1881
16 Little Britain London
March 17/81
Dear Sir
I enclose cheque on Union Bank for £27.3.8 in payment of above a/c from New York, for which a receipt will oblige—1
Yours Respectfully | for D. Appleton & Co | Charles Layton, Agent
Charles Darwin Esq
[Enclosure]
Statement of sales of Origin of Species to Feby 1st, 1881 by D. Appleton & Co. for account of Chas Darwin
On hand last account, 290 On hand this day, 532
Printed since, 500 Given away,
Sold to date, 258
Delivered,
790 790
Sold 258 Copies, $ 2 Rate, 5% $ 25.80 Expression of Emotions
Aug 1/80 On hand 897
Feby 1/81 " 862
sold 35 10% of $350 12 25
Descent of Man
Aug 1/80 On hand 75
Printed 500
Feby 1/81. On hand 362
Ed short 1
Sold 212 10% of $3. 63.60
Insectivorous Plants
Aug 1/79. On hand 310
Feby 1/81 " 279
Sold 31 10% of $2 6.20
Forwd $107.85
Forwd $107.85
Different Forms of Flowers
Aug 1/80 on hand 482
Feby 1/81 " 460
sold 22 10% of $10 3.30
Cross Fertilization
Aug 1/80 On hand 217
Feby 1/81 " 176
sold 41 10% of $2 8.20
Climbing Plants
Aug 1/80 on hand 323
Feby 1/81 " " 281
sold 42 10% of $125 5.25
Orchids2
Aug 1/80 on hand 456
Feby 1/81 " 419
sold 37 10% of $175 6.47
$131.07
Stg value Exch 48222 £27.3.8
Footnotes
Bibliography
Climbing plants US ed.: The movements and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition, revised. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. 1876.
Cross and self fertilisation US ed.: The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.
Descent 2d US ed.: The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. New York: D. Appleton. 1875.
Expression US ed.: The expression of the emotions in man and animals. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton. 1873.
Forms of flowers US ed.: The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.
Insectivorous plants US ed. By Charles Darwin. New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1875.
Orchids 2d US ed.: The various contrivances by which orchids are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1877.
Origin 3d US ed.: On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life. By Charles Darwin. From the 6th London edition. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1873.
Summary
Encloses statement of U. S. sales of CD’s works to 1 Feb 1881 and sends cheque for balance due to CD.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13088
- From
- Charles James (Charles) Layton; D. Appleton & Co
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- London, Little Britain, 16
- Source of text
- DAR 159: 109
- Physical description
- ALS 1p, encl 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13088,” accessed on 23 May 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13088.xml
